Friday, June 5, 2026 - The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a violent clash between rival youth groups in Minna that left two persons dead following the recent Salah celebrations.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun,
disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the suspects were apprehended
in connection with thuggery activities around the Kpakungu area involving
youths from the Kutirko and Kulogbe communities.
According to the police, the clash occurred on May 28 and
resulted in the deaths of two persons, prompting an intensive investigation by
security operatives.
Those arrested include Nura Abubakar, 20, and Sufyanu Adamu,
20, both from Katsina State; Yunusa Ibrahim, 18, from Niger State; Yahuza
Abdullahi, 30, from Sokoto State; Aliyu Abdulhamid, 20, from Bauchi State; and
Musa Abubakar, 18, from Sokoto State.
Abiodun said the suspects had been transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation aimed at
identifying and arresting other accomplices involved in the deadly violence.
In a related development, the police arrested an 18-year-old
suspect, Mahmud Usman of Gbeganu, over a viral video in which he allegedly
threatened residents of the Gurara, Albishir and Gbeganu communities with acts
of thuggery.
The police spokesperson said the suspect had provided useful
information on other members of the group, adding that efforts were ongoing to
apprehend them.
Meanwhile, the command also announced the arrest of 26
suspected hoodlums during a raid on criminal hideouts around Malam Auwal
Ibrahim Market and adjoining areas in Kwamba, Suleja.
Items recovered during the operation included 38 wraps of
suspected cannabis, nine wraps of suspected marijuana, four machetes, an axe, a
jackknife and charms.
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